L/s ratio fetal lung at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital

2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1053373480

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$46.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$115.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$8.25 with Molina vs $98.56 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $8.25 ↓ -82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.73 ↓ -81%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -80%
WellPoint Apple Health $9.58 ↓ -79%
Regence RealValue $22.76 ↓ -51%
SCAN MedAdvantage $23.08 ↓ -50%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $23.54 ↓ -49%
Regence MedAdvantage $23.77 ↓ -48%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $24.19 ↓ -47%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $24.23 ↓ -47%
Aetna MedAdvantage $24.23 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $24.23 ↓ -47%
WellCare MedAdvantage $24.47 ↓ -47%
Regence MCC/AHN $25.29 ↓ -45%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $25.29 ↓ -45%
Regence Commercial $25.29 ↓ -45%
Regence Blue High Performance $25.29 ↓ -45%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $25.85 ↓ -44%
Premera Prime $27.49 ↓ -40%
Premera Signature $27.49 ↓ -40%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $27.49 ↓ -40%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $33.53 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $36.93 ↓ -20%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $39.47 ↓ -14%
First Choice First Choice PPO $54.98 ↑ +20%
Riverside Christian Commercial $56.35 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $94.42 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $97.75 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $97.75 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $98.56 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $98.56 ↑ +114%

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L/s ratio fetal lung at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $99.20 $17.00 – $17.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $54.60 $21.99 – $93.84
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $97.20 $8.25 – $39.87
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $47.60 $8.43 – $43.10
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $47.60 $8.63 – $43.10
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $49.98 $15.39 – $68.73
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $404.80 $9.08 – $39.87
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $47.60 $8.43 – $43.10

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